Parents may be inclined to “clean the dish” by encouraging a child to eat “one more bite.” Think of your own spoon feeding routine – including the time-honored pretending that the spoon is an airplane and other tricks.

Children who are overweight in kindergarten are four times as likely as other children to be obese by middle school.... The period of greatest change from “normal” weight to obesity happens in early elementary school, between first and third grades.

Healthy Cooking with Kids

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